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WASHINGTON TWP. Registration for kindergartners for the 2002-03
school year will be held at the Old Farmers Road School and the
Walter J. Kossmann School. Children with last names beginning with
"A" through "L" should register from 8:15 to 10:15 a.m. and 11:45
a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Monday, March 18. Students with last names
beginning with "M" through "Z" should register from 8:15 to 10:15
a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 19. If school is
canceled due to inclement weather, registration will be on Marc h
21 at the same times. Parents shoudl bring the child's original
birth certificate showing that he or she is 5 on or before Oct. 1,
2002, and his or her Social Security number. Each registrant must
also present immunization records for measles, mumps, rubella,
D.P.T., polio, including documentation of one dose of D.P.T. and
polio vaccine on or after the child's fourth birthday, hepatitis B,
and tuberculin screenings.

Also, bring one of the following as proof of residency: tax
bill, closing statement, rental/lease agreement, certificate of
occupancy, or recorded deed.

School kids enjoy science, circus

MENDHAM Students at Hilltop Elementary School recently visited a
circus and learned about the rain forests, courtesy of the Home and
School Association. Kindergarten through third grade saw a
performance by "Billy B., The Science Song and Dance Man." Billy B.
used humor, story telling, music and dance to explain the tropical
rain forests and how they affect the world's ecology. He included
student participation to communicate the importance of saving the
rainforests, said a school statement. The third grade also traveled
to the Morristown Community Theatre for a show by the Russian
American Kids Circus, whose performers are children ages 5 to 18 .
The circus was started in 1990 in New York by Alex Berenchtein, a
star acrobat and juggler in the Moscow Circus, who emigrated to the
United States. Billy B.'s performance and the visit to the circus
were funded through Mendham Borough's Home School Association.
Funds are raised through membership dues, grants, Schoolcash.com
and Box Tops for Education.

Students picked for state band

WASHINGTON TWP. Seven students from the Long Valley Middle
School-North have been selected to participate in the North Jersey
Junior Area Band. The North Jersey Area Band is made up of seventh
and eighth grade students from 24 area middle and junior high
schools. Two of the students placed first in their sections, Greg
Muenzen on trumpet and Ben Woolston on clarinet. Also selected to
participate are Emily Forrest on clarinet, Kathleen Griese on
flute, Ben Paul and Jesse Zbenden-Brassard on French horn, and Tom
Zbinden-Bassard on trombone. The North Jersey Junior Area Band
performed in concert on Sunday, Jan. 13 at Randolph High
School.

Students get a taste of opera

CHESTER Students at Dickerson and Bragg Schools were recently
introduced to th e world of opera by the New York Metropolitan
Opera Guild. Sponsored by the Chester Township Parent Teacher
Association Music and Art Appreciation Program, the Metropolitan
Opera Guild's "Growing Up With Opera Touring Program" presented
"The Great Treasure Hunt" to Dickerson School students in grades
kindergarten through two. The program, "Where's a Tenor When You
Need One," was presented to Bragg students in grades three through
five. Jane Shatz, of Delwood Drive in Chester is co-chairperson of
the Chester Township PTA Music and Art Appreciation Program. Shatz
said it is important to introduce opera to children at a young age.
"Opera is the basis for all types of music that we listen to today,
but unfortunately children are not fully aware of this," she said
in a statement. "From this program, children will learn that opera
incorporates drama, dance, music, song, art and how truly amazing
opera can be."

Performing before a packed house of Dickerson and Bragg
students, the goal of the Metropolitan Opera Guild's "Growing Up
with Opera Touring Program" is to give young listeners an
opportunity to explore the opera world, ignite their imaginations
and give them an appreciation of opera, said the
statement.

The opera touring program features creatively designed sets,
props, costumes, a pianist and singing.

The one hour program is done live with opportunity for the
students to interact with the performance. Students were taught
basic operatic concepts, such as learning and hearing the six major
categories of voices. At the conclusion of the opera presentation,
students participated in a question and answer session.

Gialanella named to all-state band

WASHINGTON TWP. Joseph Gialanella, a West Morris Central High
School junior, has earned membership in the 2002 New Jersey
All-State Symphonic Band. Students throughout New Jersey recently
competed for the honor at J.P. Stevens High School. All had
previously been named to one of the three regional bands sponsored
by the New Jersey Music Educators Association. Gialanella has been
a member of the North Jersey Area Band for three years, the Region
I Band for two years, and the Region I Junior Jazz Band for one
year. He is the son of Victor and Renee Gialanella of the Long
Valley section of Washington Township. The All-State Band will
perform in concert at Rutgers University as part of the annual
conference of the association. The association is a subsidiary of
the National Association for Music Education and an affiliate of
the New Jersey Education Association.

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